25: Time Isn’t the Problem. Shame Is

You can be sitting in a perfectly safe room…
no emergency, no crisis, nothing actually wrong…
and your body still feels late.

Behind.
Rushed.
On the verge of failing something invisible.

In this episode of reparenting radio, Lisa Watson unpacks the “Time Program” — the internalized pressure that masquerades as ambition, responsibility, and discipline… but is often just shame in disguise.

Time itself is neutral.
It’s a tool.

But when time gets wired to worth, performance becomes safety.
And suddenly every day feels like a scoreboard.

Inside this episode, Lisa explores:

• Why “time pressure” is rarely about time
• How productivity praise wires performance to safety
• The difference between leadership and fear-based urgency
• Why perfectionism and procrastination are nervous system cycles — not character flaws
• How cultural timelines (marriage, career, age) quietly shape identity
• The subtle ways healing gets turned into a performance review
• How to reparent the Time Program in real time

If you’ve ever thought:

•  “I should be further by now.”
•  “I’m running out of time.”
•  “I’m behind.”
•  “What’s wrong with me?”

This conversation will feel like oxygen.

Because the problem isn’t your calendar.
 It’s the shame you’ve attached to it.

And once you see that…
time becomes what it was meant to be:

A clock.
A calendar.
A tool.

Not a judge.

🎁 A free Time Program Workbook is available here below for listeners who want to go deeper.

Time Program Workbook:

https://reparent-yourself.kit.com/time-program-re-write